Director's Update
7-10-25
Good Evening HMB Parents and Students,
I hope everyone is having a great summer! I know that I have been enjoying my time with friends and family and I am very blessed to have been able to travel some as well!
Attached you will find our Summer Band Schedule with specific dates and times. You will notice that it is not the complete schedule up until school starts. We have given you as much information as we can at this point. We will send the remaining dates and times as soon as possible. We are waiting to make sure we don’t conflict with other events and the teacher professional development schedule. Also please pay close attention to when each group begins. We start with the freshmen, then sophomores arrive, and finally the entire band is back.
If you haven’t already been informed, HHS freshman orientation will be on Thursday, July 31st. There will be two sessions, 2:00-4:00pm and 5:30-7:30pm. Freshmen, please plan to attend the evening session so that you don’t miss rehearsal time with us. If you can’t attend the evening session, parents please email us letting us know that. Upper classmen, if you are being asked to work the event, please work the evening session only and let non-band students work the afternoon session.
With the school year starting earlier this year, we don’t have as many practices as the last few summers. It is even more important than ever that everyone attend all of our summer practices if at all possible. If you have to miss for a doctor’s appointment or something that is unavoidable it is better to just miss a couple of hours than the whole day. We will be keeping track of attendance throughout each day so that those that are there get credit for being present.
Be on the lookout for more updates and information soon!
Sincerely,
The Directors
Good Evening HMB Parents and Students,
I hope everyone is having a great summer! I know that I have been enjoying my time with friends and family and I am very blessed to have been able to travel some as well!
Attached you will find our Summer Band Schedule with specific dates and times. You will notice that it is not the complete schedule up until school starts. We have given you as much information as we can at this point. We will send the remaining dates and times as soon as possible. We are waiting to make sure we don’t conflict with other events and the teacher professional development schedule. Also please pay close attention to when each group begins. We start with the freshmen, then sophomores arrive, and finally the entire band is back.
If you haven’t already been informed, HHS freshman orientation will be on Thursday, July 31st. There will be two sessions, 2:00-4:00pm and 5:30-7:30pm. Freshmen, please plan to attend the evening session so that you don’t miss rehearsal time with us. If you can’t attend the evening session, parents please email us letting us know that. Upper classmen, if you are being asked to work the event, please work the evening session only and let non-band students work the afternoon session.
With the school year starting earlier this year, we don’t have as many practices as the last few summers. It is even more important than ever that everyone attend all of our summer practices if at all possible. If you have to miss for a doctor’s appointment or something that is unavoidable it is better to just miss a couple of hours than the whole day. We will be keeping track of attendance throughout each day so that those that are there get credit for being present.
Be on the lookout for more updates and information soon!
Sincerely,
The Directors
| 2025-2026_summer_band_schedule.pdf |
5-21-25
Good Afternoon,
Here are a few more reminders and updates as we wrap up this school year.
1. The graduation ceremony is our final performance for the 2024-2025 school year. This performance is done by the current Wind Symphony and Wind Ensemble students. Symphonic Band students will not be attending. It is very important for everyone to be there. If a student cannot attend, we will need an email from a parent letting us know why. Eligibility DOES NOT count against the students for this performance. Graduation is this Saturday, May 24th.
Students need to either wear white dress shirts/blouses on top with black pants, or all black. Ladies may wear a black dress, but it must be school appropriate. Ladies, please wear flats if possible… walking up the hill into the coliseum won’t be fun in high heels. Gentlemen, please make sure you have shaved or neatly groomed your facial hair, so you look dignified and professional.
The schedule is:
7:30 Arrive at Band Hall/Load Truck
7:45 Load Buses
8:00 Depart HHS
8:15 Arrive at Johnson Coliseum/Unload
8:30 Warm-Up/Rehearse
10:00 Graduation begins
11:45 Graduation ends/load truck/load buses
12:00 Depart Johnson Coliseum
12:15 Arrive at HHS/Unload
12:30 Finish closing down Band Hall/Go home!!!
2. This is another reminder for everyone about getting a physical done. According to UIL rules we cannot let anyone do any marching activities until we have a physical on file.
There are two pages that must be filled out. The first page is a medical history form that the parent and student fill out before going to the doctor. Take that with you to the physical and then the physician will fill out the other page. You may go to your family doctor, or you can go to Texpress Urgent Care, and they will take care of you for about $35.
For those who may have financial hardships and/or do not have insurance, we are working on having a day this summer that you could come to get your physical done at the HHS Band Hall for free. If we can arrange this, we will let everyone know very soon. Stay tuned.
I am attaching the physical paperwork. DO NOT use any other forms. You must use the one attached. If you are in athletics and already got your physical done at the end of the school year, then you do not need to get another one. We will get a copy of your physical from the athletic department.
Again, physicals MUST be done BEFORE the students report for summer band. EVERY STUDENT must do one. If you don’t have one, then you cannot participate, and that may keep you from getting a marching spot in the drill. Let me know if there are any questions.
3. Students, before you leave school tomorrow, make sure that you clean out your locker and take anything home with you that you don’t want to lose. Also, if you need to check out an instrument for the summer see Mr. Twiss and he can help you with that. If you haven’t turned in your unform or your school-owned instrument, do that before you leave tomorrow also.
4. Be on the lookout for more information in the coming days through CutTime.
Thank you,
The Directors
Good Afternoon,
Here are a few more reminders and updates as we wrap up this school year.
1. The graduation ceremony is our final performance for the 2024-2025 school year. This performance is done by the current Wind Symphony and Wind Ensemble students. Symphonic Band students will not be attending. It is very important for everyone to be there. If a student cannot attend, we will need an email from a parent letting us know why. Eligibility DOES NOT count against the students for this performance. Graduation is this Saturday, May 24th.
Students need to either wear white dress shirts/blouses on top with black pants, or all black. Ladies may wear a black dress, but it must be school appropriate. Ladies, please wear flats if possible… walking up the hill into the coliseum won’t be fun in high heels. Gentlemen, please make sure you have shaved or neatly groomed your facial hair, so you look dignified and professional.
The schedule is:
7:30 Arrive at Band Hall/Load Truck
7:45 Load Buses
8:00 Depart HHS
8:15 Arrive at Johnson Coliseum/Unload
8:30 Warm-Up/Rehearse
10:00 Graduation begins
11:45 Graduation ends/load truck/load buses
12:00 Depart Johnson Coliseum
12:15 Arrive at HHS/Unload
12:30 Finish closing down Band Hall/Go home!!!
2. This is another reminder for everyone about getting a physical done. According to UIL rules we cannot let anyone do any marching activities until we have a physical on file.
There are two pages that must be filled out. The first page is a medical history form that the parent and student fill out before going to the doctor. Take that with you to the physical and then the physician will fill out the other page. You may go to your family doctor, or you can go to Texpress Urgent Care, and they will take care of you for about $35.
For those who may have financial hardships and/or do not have insurance, we are working on having a day this summer that you could come to get your physical done at the HHS Band Hall for free. If we can arrange this, we will let everyone know very soon. Stay tuned.
I am attaching the physical paperwork. DO NOT use any other forms. You must use the one attached. If you are in athletics and already got your physical done at the end of the school year, then you do not need to get another one. We will get a copy of your physical from the athletic department.
Again, physicals MUST be done BEFORE the students report for summer band. EVERY STUDENT must do one. If you don’t have one, then you cannot participate, and that may keep you from getting a marching spot in the drill. Let me know if there are any questions.
3. Students, before you leave school tomorrow, make sure that you clean out your locker and take anything home with you that you don’t want to lose. Also, if you need to check out an instrument for the summer see Mr. Twiss and he can help you with that. If you haven’t turned in your unform or your school-owned instrument, do that before you leave tomorrow also.
4. Be on the lookout for more information in the coming days through CutTime.
Thank you,
The Directors
| 2025_physical_forms.pdf |